03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem 1934 - 2026
She made room. We’re still using it.
Gloria Steinem died this week at 92. She spent her life proving that a woman’s voice belongs everywhere, in journalism, in politics, in the room, at the table. She co-founded Ms. magazine when no one thought women could run their own publication. She fought for reproductive rights, workplace equality, and the simple idea that women’s issues are just… issues. Not niche. Not secondary. Central.
She didn’t do it quietly. She did it in public, for decades, and she never stopped.
Her fight was American, but it didn’t stay there. It rippled out, into ours. Australian women were having the same arguments, fighting the same battles, in their own way, at the same time. Different accents, same belief.
At HerWay, everything we’ve built, the studio, the brand, the community and it stands on ground that women like Gloria helped clear. Same belief she carried - that a woman’s strength, her voice, her space, isn’t something to ask permission for.
Thank you, Gloria. Rest easy.
Our condolences to her family and everyone who loved her.